Editing Henry L. Stimson (section)

===General Patton===
{{Main|George S. Patton slapping incidents}}
On November 21, 1943, the news broke that General [[George S. Patton]], commander of the U.S. Seventh Army, had [[George S. Patton slapping incidents|slapped an enlisted man]] who suffered from nervous exhaustion at a medical evacuation hospital in [[Sicily]].<ref>Atkinson, Rick, ''The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy 1943–1944'', New York: Henry Holt & Co., {{ISBN|978-0-8050-8861-8}} (2007), p. 147.</ref> The incident caused a storm of controversy, and members of Congress called for Patton to be relieved of command. General [[Dwight Eisenhower]] opposed any move to recall General Patton from the European Theater and said privately, "Patton is indispensable to the war effort – one of the guarantors of our victory."<ref>[[Carlo D'Este]], ''Patton: A Genius For War'', New York: HarperCollins, {{ISBN|0-06-016455-7}} (1995), p. 536</ref> Stimson and McCloy agreed; Stimson told the Senate Patton would be retained because of the need for his "aggressive, winning leadership in the bitter battles which are to come before final victory."<ref>D'Este, ''Patton: A Genius For War'', p. 543</ref>